NURSING TEAM

The Practice Nurses manage the Health Promotion Programme and in addition provide:

family planning services including emergency contraception;

cervical screening;

travel advice and immunisations;

blood pressure monitoring;

asthma management,

diabetes management

Childhood Immunisations – for more details see information below

adult immunisations

clinics for patients with long term conditions, such as heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and

treatment room appointments for dressing changes, suture removal and ear syringing following referral from the GP or Practice Nurse.

All our Practice Nurses have training in the management of Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke and run clinics in conjunction with the care patients receive from their own GP and the local hospital. The Practice also runs Asthma and COPD clinics at the Surgery for patients with these conditions.